Horn Tooting

2052009

I need to thank a couple of folks for spreading the word. Kevin Levin notes in this post that he is including Bull Runnings in a top ten Civil War blogs list he was asked to compile for Blogs.com: The Best in Blogs. And on the May 1 episode of Gerry Prokopowicz’s Civil War Talk Radio, guest Dana Shoaf, editor of Civil War Times and America’s Civil War magazines, mentioned the blog as one he reads regularly (thanks to Brett Schulte for bringing this to my attention in this post).

Thanks, Kevin and Dana.

UPDATE: Brett at TOCWOC has put up his own top ten CW blogs list, and was nice enough to include Bull Runnings on it. Thanks Brett. I think before my head gets too big to fit through my door I should point out that I realize that any top ten/hundred/thousand/million list is going to be the product of the person compiling it, and a reflection of personal preference. Still, without going all Sally Field on you, it’s nice to know at least three people appreciate what I’m doing here.

Dulce bellum inexpertis

“I am sending you these little incidents as I hear them well authenticated. They form, to the friends of the parties, part of the history of the glorious 21st. More anon.”

About

Hello! I’m Harry Smeltzer and welcome to Bull Runnings, where you'll find my digital history project on the First Battle of Bull Run which is organized under the Bull Run Resources section. I'll also post my thoughts on the processes behind the project and commentary on the campaign, but pretty much all things Civil War are fair game. You'll only find musings on my “real job” or my personal life when they relate to this project. My mother always told me "never discuss politics or religion in mixed company”, and that's sound advice where current events are concerned.

The Project

This site is more than a blog. Bull Runnings also hosts digitized material pertaining to First Bull Run. In the Bull Run Resources link in the masthead and also listed below are links to Orders of Battle, After Action Reports, Official Correspondence, Biographical Sketches, Diaries, Letters, Memoirs, Newspaper Accounts and much, much more. Take some time to surf through the material. This is a work in process with no end in sight, so check back often!